Almost half of employees in a new global survey admitted to improperly using AI at work, underscoring the risks companies face by the fast-growing technology. And that’s despite many of their efforts to slow its use.

In its survey of more than 48,000 people in 47 countries including the U.S., KPMG and University of Melbourne found that those employees who are knowingly using AI against their company’s policies are doing things like uploading sensitive company information and intellectual property to public AI platforms, violating policies, and creating vulnerabilities for their organizations.

Aaron Nicodemus is the Editor-in-Chief of Compliance Week. He previously worked as a reporter for Bloomberg Law and as business editor at the Telegram & Gazette in Worcester, Mass. Email: aaron.nicodemus@complianceweek.com LinkedIn:...